Right then, Year 10!

In your English lessons on Tuesday 21st February, you’ll be completing a 45-minute exam-style assessment in which you give your point of view on a contentious statement.

The statement will be provocative – something designed to get you thinking – and you’ll be asked to write one of the following types of text:

– A formal letter

– A speech

– An article

– Text for a leaflet

– An essay

While we can’t tell you the specific task you’ll be completing – as that would be cheating, of course – we will tell you that the topic will be related to health and fitness.

Over half term, we recommend completing the following tasks to ensure you are fully prepared for the assessment:

– Read the section on Writing with a viewpoint in your My Revision Notes study guides. (You can buy these from the library; details here.)

– Read and make notes on this presentation.

– Watch this BBC News report on healthy eating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2arESLX2diY

– Do some of your own research about health and fitness. Should we be worried about what we eat? Why is fitness important?

Remember: your piece of writing will be marked out of 40, with 24 marks for AO5 (content) and 16 marks for AO6 (accuracy). To that end, you might find it useful to complete some of the sections on Using effective punctuation and Improving sentences and grammar in your My Revision Notes books.

Any questions? See your English teacher.

Good luck!

My Revision Notes – Writing with a Viewpoint

Have a goosey!

… and will be excellent for those of you seeking to boost your marks on The Sign of Four.

Details are below…

Did you pass the last Grammar Police test with flying colours?

Think you’ve got what it takes to become a Grammar Police Sergeant?

Click here and find out!

The deadline for applications is Friday 27th January.

 

 

 

You can download the full issue at the link below.

Launch – Issue 1

Massive thanks to all of the students involved, and to Mrs Downie for coordinating. Issue 2 is on its way in the new year!

 

 

Year 13 Literature students: for your Christmas 50, we’d like you to…

1. Read the extracts you’ll find at the links below to develop your wider reading around Brighton Rock and Atonement.

Brighton Rock – Critical Analysis

Atonement – eMagazine Article

2. Watch the clips below on Dunkirk to ensure a clear understanding of AO3 in relation to Atonement.

 

If you have any questions about any aspect of the work, please contact Mrs Ludford (y.ludford@lutterworthcollege.com) or your teacher.

 

Year 12 Literature students: you can find your Christmas 50 tasks here:

Christmas 50 – Year 12 English Literature

Any questions: email Mrs Ludford (y.ludford@lutterworthcollege.com) or your teacher.

 

 

Year 13 Language students: for your Christmas 50, you need to focus all of your efforts on your NEA drafts.

The non-negotiable deadline for these is Thursday 5th January.

Failure to meet this deadline will result in you receiving no additional support for your NEA.

We cannot stress how important this deadline is, or how important it is that you submit work that is of the highest possible standard.

Remember: we are not allowed to give detailed feedback on drafts. For this reason, you should treat this as a final deadline so that we can make sure the feedback we do give is designed to help you tweak your work and not to rewrite it.

Hand-in details

The hand-in process involves submitting your work electronically and on paper, in person.

To submit your work electronically, you need to click here and upload two documents:

• Your language investigation as one Word document – including unannotated data. This must be titled Your Name – Language Investigation Draft (e.g. Nadine Coyle – Language Investigation Draft).
• Your original writing piece and commentary as one Word document – including a link to your style model (if it’s available online) at the start. Your references section should follow your commentary. This document must be titled Your Name – Original Writing Draft (e.g. Nicola Roberts – Original Writing Draft).

You may only submit your paper copies after submitting online.

To submit your paper copies, you need to come to L1A at one of the following times:

8:10am to 8:35am or 1:45pm to 2.05pm or 3.30pm to 4.00pm

You will be given a receipt for your work.

You must hand in the following documents in order:

• Language investigation draft – treasury tagged together, no plastic wallets, and no staples. Make sure it’s in the order specified here, and formatted according to the directions.
• Original writing draft – treasury tagged together, no plastic wallets, and no staples. This should be in the following order:
  • unannotated style model
  • annotated style model
  • original writing
  • commentary
  • references

At 4.00pm on Thursday 5th January, submissions will close, and no further drafts will be accepted.

If you require an extension for any reason, you need to apply in writing to me (see below for my email) by Monday 2nd January. Extensions will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.

If you are ill on the day of the deadline, you must contact me to let me know, and arrange to submit the work on paper as soon as you are back in. The work must still be submitted electronically by the deadline.

If you have any questions about any aspect of the NEA, email me over the holiday. For obvious reasons, you may need to wait a while for a reply – but I will ensure I get back to you within 48 hours providing you’ve emailed before the end of the 2nd January.

Mr Shovlin (s.shovlin@lutterworthcollege.com)

 

Year 12 Language students: here’s what you need to be doing over the holidays to complete the Language allocation of your ‘Christmas 50’…

All work needs to be brought to your first lesson back.

1. Make sure you have detailed notes on every term covered in the Grammar Glossary. If there’s anything you’re unsure about, you can tweet us (@englishatlc).

2. When you’ve done that, have a go at The Grammar Megatest if you’ve not done so already. (Make sure you input your email address very carefully, as the test will email you your results. These should be printed and placed in your folders.)

3. Using the language scrapbook you compiled over the summer holiday, create a visual analysis similar to the one below.

You should place your text in the middle of a larger page (preferably A3), and annotate around the edge. Imagine you’re answering the question, How does this text use language to achieve its aims?

If you’re struggling for a suitable text to use, have a go with the Bin Bag Notice we found on the stairwell of an apartment block in Leicester city centre.

4. Listen to the CLA-themed audio files below, and make detailed notes on each.

5. Using your AQA textbooks, make detailed notes on pages 17-22, and complete the activities you encounter along the way. These notes will need to be handed in during your first lesson back.

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6. Enjoy the rest of your Christmas break!

If you have any questions/queries, get in touch by email or on Twitter (@englishatlc).

Quite a bit, as you can see!